After running Update Manager on Gutsy, I see that esound was removed. Previously, I would be able to "unstick" the app that was trying to play the sound by killing esd. But now even without esound the problem persists.
-- Desktop halts loading when startup sound is played https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/86162 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs